Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 1AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.1
NE
14
2
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
307
315
392
402
482
505
493
439
419
392
363
415
577
526
619
611
789
599
471
1367
1551
1883
1912
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:43PM1.88m
10:52AM1.72m
11:26PM1.83m
11:36AM1.66m
00:12AM1.78m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.49m
5:06PM0.39m
5:41AM0.54m
5:50PM0.44m
6:29AM0.57m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
1
1
10
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
15
16
18
18
17
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
0.1
N
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
0.1
N
14
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.8
NE
10
0.2
N
12
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
2
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
Energy kJ
292
307
315
2
402
482
4
493
439
419
392
363
415
446
12
12
611
11
599
471
1367
1551
1883
1912
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.4
NE
15
1.1
NE
14
1.2
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
4
4
2
2
13
11
12
11
77
416
109
65
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
3
3
11
11
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.1
N
5
1.9
NE
10
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
Energy kJ
392
505
577
526
619
62
789
74
144
93
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
82
82
82
82
37
82
171
171
171
14
37
82
37
37
193
469
469
476
476
37
0
0
0
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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